{"id":22411,"date":"2026-06-21T18:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/interpreting-the-idiom-a-shot-in-the-dark\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:11:35","slug":"interpreting-the-idiom-a-shot-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/interpreting-the-idiom-a-shot-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Interpreting the Idiom \u201cA shot in the dark\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In English usage, what is meant by <strong>A shot in the dark<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>to start suddenly<\/li>\n<li>a guess made with little information<\/li>\n<li>naturally suited for a particular role or work<\/li>\n<li>to make progress or become successful<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[3210,3204],"subject":[3116],"education_level":[1894],"class_list":["post-22411","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-contextual-meaning","topic-problem-solving","subject-idioms-phrases","education_level-grade-8"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>A shot in the dark<\/strong> means <strong>a guess made with little information<\/strong>. It is the correct answer because this expression is used figuratively to describe an answer or attempt made without enough evidence.<\/p><p>Examples:<\/p><ul><li>My answer was only <strong>a shot in the dark<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Guessing the password was <strong>a shot in the dark<\/strong>.<\/li><li>His prediction was <strong>a shot in the dark<\/strong>, not a careful plan.<\/li><\/ul>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"to start suddenly"},{"right":"yes","answer":"a guess made with little information"},{"right":"no","answer":"naturally suited for a particular role or work"},{"right":"no","answer":"to make progress or become successful"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3116,"title":"Idioms &amp; Phrases","slug":"idioms-phrases"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":3210,"title":"Contextual Meaning","slug":"contextual-meaning"},{"id":3204,"title":"Problem Solving","slug":"problem-solving"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/22411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=22411"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=22411"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=22411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}